You guys believe that? You think it's taken them alot longer this season with the new players than last season and that the best is still yet to come?

Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Toronto Sun

Despite being three games ahead of last season's pace at this point of the season (22-19), Mitchell said the Raptors still are in search of an identity.

"We've been up and down," he said. "In the past, we've been a scoring team. And this year, we're not scoring like we used to, but our defence is better. But we need to finish it off by rebounding the basketball. When you look at the games where we've gotten hurt, it's been offensive rebounds."

I agree they're still searching...Sam's still searching for a rotation that he can count on...lately it's been starters and Delfino. I totally agree the rebounding is killing the gains in the defense they've made and needs to be better but i think the offense can improve easily with the shooters we have...they just need more creativity i think from the guards.

I don't think this would really be up for discussion if we had a healthy Garbo and Ford in the line-up for this season. We miss the Garbo from last year more than some would suspect and the same for Ford. Garbo wasn't a beast of a guy, but we desperately need his toughness, defense and rebounding abilities.

Delfino overrated? Who's rating him higher than he's been? Reports i've read of him reflect what i see in the games.... inconsistant on offence but solid distributor, good rebounder and good man defense. His defense and rebounding earn him his minutes.

Delfino overrated? Who's rating him higher than he's been? Reports i've read of him reflect what i see in the games.... inconsistant on offence but solid distributor, good rebounder and good man defense. His defense and rebounding earn him his minutes.

Meh...Delfino is "Mo Lite"

I'm not saying you specificly..but there has been alot of talk about how Delfino was a steal and best trade in Raptors history...

I'm not saying you specificly..but there has been alot of talk about how Delfino was a steal and best trade in Raptors history...

Meh package him and Hump, bring me Dalembert.

I wasn't taking it as pointed at me..i'm genuinely intersted in who's overrating him. I think he's a valueable piece for sure and I'd like to see him stick around but he's no mvp nor is it the best trade in raps history...a solid one no doubt but not the best.

Delfino's vastly overrated by the coaching staff which is scary for us fans because he continues to play loaded minutes when he isnt playing well and not accomplishing anything out there. He hasnt done shit since the SAC game and yet he still continues to play like 25 MPG. Those minutes should have just been split between Kapono and Moon the way Carlos is playing lately on both sides of the floor.

Delfino's vastly overrated by the coaching staff which is scary for us fans because he continues to play loaded minutes when he isnt playing well and not accomplishing anything out there. He hasnt done shit since the SAC game and yet he still continues to play like 25 MPG. Those minutes should have just been split between Kapono and Moon the way Carlos is playing lately on both sides of the floor.

When you say he isn't playing well...do you mean his shooting? Have you really noticed defensive deficiencies? I'd like to understand that.

I've watched the games and while he struggles offensively he always brings solid defence and most games decent rebounding plus he's helping with some of the ball handling when Jose's on the bench.

He's been late countless amounts of times the last few games on rotations, and I hate the fact that he allows a player to hit the wide open layup on breaks instead of fouling them hard. It HAS been noticeable for me anyway the past 3 games, maybe because I am putting him under the microscope since he is playing like shit lately. I won't even get into his offence, yuck.